The Global State of Scams Report 2024 from Global Anti-Scam Alliance and Feedzai revealed that in the past year, scammers stole a staggering $1.03 trillion globally. Most of these scams came through phone calls or text messages, highlighting just how vulnerable our personal information can be — and why protecting it is more important than ever.
Scammers often get their hands on phone numbers by harvesting leaked information from data breaches or through malicious apps or websites that collect users’ data without their consent.